14 DAY TRIAL // Earlier this week, Google expanded the availability of its Google Maps Navigation service to 25 more countries around the world, with most of the new markets situated in Africa.
The enhancement means that users in these countries can now enjoy turn-by-turn navigation on all major roads, something that is not yet available in all territories out there.
With the new additions, which include markets all around the world, there are 99 different countries that enjoy Google Maps Navigation at the moment.
As Android Police notes, the list of newly added countries includes Andorra, Bangladesh, Bhutan, Burundi, Central African Republic, Croatia, Djibouti, Gabon, Guadeloupe, Haiti, Lesotho, and Libya.
Furthermore, countries such as Maldives, Mongolia, Puerto Rico, Republic of Congo, Samoa, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Togo, Tonga, Tunisia, Vanuatu, and Zambia were also included among those supported by the service.
What’s interesting to note, however, is that users in many of these territories do not have access to the Google Play Store as of now.
Andorra, Bhutan, Burundi, the Central African Republic, Djibouti, Guadeloupe, Lesotho, Libya, Maldives, Mongolia, the Republic of Congo, Serbia, Somalia, Sierra Leone, Tonga, and Vanuatu are among these markets.
Basically, this means that users cannot download and install Google Maps for Android, provided that their devices do not have the app already. And without Google Maps, no Navigation is possible.
“Google Maps Navigation (Beta) requires at least Android OS 1.6 and comes included as a part of Google Maps for Android v3.2 and higher,” Google notes on its support website.
However, as Android Police notes, the update should still prove beneficial to those Android users who plan on traveling in any of the aforementioned countries.